Haynes roadster Chassis on ebay

[james83mills]

i think it its possible to do

lets imagine that its a steel fabricating firm building it

steel is about a third of the price it was last year, i got given the steel for my chassis but to buy from a builders yard would have cost me about £100. so lets say that they got it at cost £50ish or it could be left overs from other projects/jobs so that would be free then

if they are a steel fabricators then they will have the tools and equipment to build it so no additional cost there

if they are going to be building lots of them then i would imagine that they will have a jig made up for various sections such as the bottom rails and the top rails and then a jig for clamping the top and bottom together at the right distance, then just the simple job of attaching the uprights this would give you the basic chassis and i think that it could be done in a day or less

[mr henderson]

Most steel fabricators will have to buy in the steel, as they will rarely be using 1.6erw otherwise. In their racks they would be unlikey to have anything thinner that 2mm.

Building a full chassis jig would not be economic unless they were going to do quite a few, but what really takes the time is preparing the stock to the correct lengths and angles. There are just so many different pieces that even if they had a nifty machine for cutting them, something that could do some of the really acute angles in one go, that it will still be very time absorbing.

The Haynes design works because if the bottom is done right, and care is taken with the rest of it then a reasonablty accurate chassis will result, but at £350 for the whole lot, how much care could be taken?

[AshG]

considering ordering one just to see what it comes out like. anyone wanna go halfs?

[Eddy]

I noticed this whilst browsing ebay. The guy is only 30 or so miles away from me, so I sent him an email for a bit more info.

Its only the bare chassis and doesnt come with any of the chassis plates.

He gave me an email address that had talon motorsports in it, so I googled it. Found talon sports cars, but not sure if its the same guy.

I'm looking to buy a chassis as complete as possible, and expected to be paying closer to the £800 mark

[Bonzo]

Originally Posted by Eddy

I noticed this whilst browsing ebay. The guy is only 30 or so miles away from me, so I sent him an email for a bit more info.

Its only the bare chassis and doesnt come with any of the chassis plates.

He gave me an email address that had talon motorsports in it, so I googled it. Found talon sports cars, but not sure if its the same guy.

I'm looking to buy a chassis as complete as possible, and expected to be paying closer to the £800 mark

Perhaps it would be a good idea to ask if you can go and have a look at a completed chassis

If the seller is agreeable to this, feel free to report your findings back to us forum members

[mr henderson]

Personally I don't see the logic in offering a chassis that needs more welding done to it.

I assume that the main reason for buying rather than making a chssis is that the buyer doesn't have welding or fabricating facilities, and doesn't want to acquire them.

[Bonzo]

A fair point is that one

I am not feeling in such a cynical mood this morning

After digesting spikehaus's comments. Yes any income is better than none

If you are not looking to make a bundle, do not have any overheads, I suppose a modest profit could be made. !!

This is assuming the following

The build table is made & jigged up for the base rails, jig for front frame is to hand.

Then perhaps by doing a special deal with armoto for a pe-cut chassis pack. sub £200

A skilled fabricator should be able to construct the basic frame & fully weld within 2-3 days

Deduct £50 for a few consumables & ebay fees

That will leave a very modest £100'ish for a couple of hard days graft

I would definately like to see the product first hand & gauge the sellers skill level, before I commited to buy though